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Sholeh Patrick
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Did Founders favor religion in schools?
History offers clues, but clear conclusions are few
Best public schools? The DOD
As the U.S. continues to lag behind other developed nations in the measurable quality of its public education system — currently at 16th according to U.S. News…
Iranian wins Nobel Peace Prize
I happily admit to being a lifelong nerd. Big names in film and music elicit no thrill for me. The Academy and Grammys pass unnoticed. But when the Nobel Prize…
Home sweet — moon?
The year is 2040. You’re looking for a new home, and you want something a bit different. Maybe very different. Like that new subdivision on the moon.
Warts and all, the U.N. has purpose
Like the humans who compose them, no institution is without flaws. In both cases we can only hope that, on balance, the good outweighs the rest.
When libraries weren’t free
In this American culture war over books, Ground Zero is the public library. It’s interesting, to say the least, watching from the sidelines as free access to i…
Do I know you?
When prescient science fiction and reality start to blend, it really makes you think.
Don't say it again, MLP
Your ever-so-humble Mrs. Language Person was a stellar typist on those lovely old click-and-stick machines, yet now her arthritic old fingers slip on accursed …
Is knowledge as we know it fading?
Never before has critical thinking been more necessary.
Want to live longer? Go for Medicine 3.0
It’s everywhere. Advice on how to live better, longer, healthier, happier is so voluminous (and hard to prove) it can leave the average person overwhelmed. Cou…
Who’s that algorithm in the mirror?
There’s a lot of stink about social media algorithms which dictate what content we see online. Computer code pays attention to what we click and how long we li…
Fire: A homeowner’s checklist
First, here’s hoping Kootenai County’s two weekend wildfires haven’t caused you any harm. It was only a matter of time before summer wildfires, a natural, but …
Get down and dirty
If puttering in the garden makes you happy, there’s a reason.
MLP: Two heads better than one
Your Mrs. Language Person is a true word nerd. That which makes others guffaw only raises her eyebrow. It’s misplaced modifiers that are her great gut-busters …
Eight signs of heatstroke
Hot enough for you? After the tragic news of a Rathdrum toddler who died in a hot car, a reminder of the dangers of heat-related illness wouldn’t go amiss.
Will solar flares affect us?
As I write this, a soft rain is falling in New England. Birds herald the morning from the protection of their maple trees. A lush, green view elicits probing t…